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Rules of Department of Economic Development Division do--Office of Athletics Chapter L-Inspector Duties for Boxing, Wrestling, Karate and Semiprofessional Elimination Contests Title Page 4CSR40-5.010 Inspectors . ..~.~.................................3 4 CSR 40-5.020 Contracts and Penalties (Rescinded May 11,1989) ................................. .3 4 CSR 40-5.030 Rules for Professional Wrestling .................................................... .3 4 CSR 40-5.040 Rules for Professional Boxing ....................................................... .4 4 CSR 40-5.050 Rules for Amateur Boxing ........................................................... .6 4 CSR 40-5.060 Rules for Professional and Amateur Full-Contact Karate . _. .10 4 CSR 40-5.070 Semiprofessional Elimination Contest.. “. ~~. , .1.2 MISSOURI (12/30/94) CODE OF STATE REGULATIONS 1 Secretaryof state -- Chapter 5-lans#fcto.r Dutieqfor Bfqing. Wrest in Karate emlprofesslonal hmmatlon I!?on ests 4 CSR40-S Title 4-DEPARTMENT OF Auth: section 317.006, RSMo (1986).* contestant fails to do so, s/he shall forfeit the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Original rale filed April 30, 1982,effec- fall. During this time, the opponent shall retire tive Scot. 11. 1982. Rescinded and rea- to the far corner of the ring and remain there Division 40-Office of Athletics dopted.: Filed March 2, 1989, effective until signalled by the referee to resume the Chapter &Inspector Duties for Boxing, May 11,1989. exhibition. Wrestling, Karate and Semiprofessional Elimination Contests ‘Original authority 1983. (6) Contestants must wear proper athletic attire, approved by the referee.Shoes must be 4 CSR 40-5.010 Inspectors of soft sole and laced with eyelets only. PURPOSE: This rule defines the duties 4 CSR 40-5.020 Contracts and Penalties (7) The use of grease, ointments, strong and responsibilities of inspectors. (RescindedMay 11,1989) smelling liniments, drugs, liquids or powders during an exhibition is prohibited. Con- - testants shall have their fingernails trimmed (1) The office shall assign athletic inspectors closely. as it deemsnecessary. 4 CSR 40-5.030 Rules for Professional Wrestling (8) No form of full strangle hold shall be permitted. (2) In all athletic exhibitions, contestants, PURPOSE: This rule describes autho- promoters, matchmakers, judges, referees, rized practices to be employedforprofes- (9) No contestant shall take anything into the timekeepers, seconds, announcers and sional wrestling exhibitions. ring with him/her or pick up anything thrown examining physicians at all times shall be (1) All professional wrestling exhibitions and into the ring to be used in any way to gain an under the direction of the office or its inspec- advantage over an opponent. tors. organizations promoting professional wres- tling shall be subject to the rules, the jurisdic- (IO) Tag team wrestling is an exhibition tion and control of the office. The authority of betweentwo (2) teams of two (2) wrestlers each (3) Employees and inspectors of the office the office and the inspectors shall be respected. with a maximum sixty (60).minute time limit cannot have anyinterestin or connection with, No one shall interfere with their duties, usefoul for either one (1)fall or best two ($)-o&of-three either directly or indirectly, any promotion of or abusive language or threats of physical (3) falls, with two (2) minutes’ rest between either professional or amateur boxing, wres- harm. It shall be the responsibility of the / team falls. Team falls occur only when either tling or fullcontact karate in this state or have promoter to seethat all rules promulgated by contestantfromone(l)team haslost afall.The i. _ any interest, directly or indirectly, in any the office are strictly observedand carried out, exhibition or contestant. exhibition shall commence between one (1) including using only licensedindividuals at all contestant from each opposing team while the exhibitions. contestants’ respectivepartners remain on the (4) The office and its inspectors may supervise (2) All wrestling exhibitions shall be of the apron of the ring outside the ropesand unable the sale of tickets, check the counting of catch-as-catch-canstyle and shall not be for to enter the ring unless a contestant’s partner receipts and enforce all rules of the office. more than three (3) falls or one (1) hour, is defeatedor is able to touch the outside team whichever occurs first. member’shand. The outside partner must hold a three @‘)-footdouble rope with a knot in one (5) The ticket taker immediately must deposit (3) The referee will score a fall against a (1) end and the other end looped over the ring every admission ticket, pass or complimentary post of his/her team’s corner. At tag contact ticket in a securely lo?ked box, It shall be contestant when both shoulders are pressedto the mat at the same time for three (3) seconds. between partners, the contestant outside the opened only in the presence of the office’s ropes must have both feet on the apron floor inspector who shall see that all tickets or The referee must count the secondsout loud. The winner shalllbe the contestant who scores and can reach only over the top rope to make passes are carefully counted and reported to contact. The referee must see to it that the the office, along with the price of admission the most falls, If both contestants have an equal number of falls at the end of the time wrestler in the ring, after tagging his/her charged for each class of tickets and partner, retires to the outside of the ring as the exchanges and the gross receipts of all tickets period, the refereeshall declare the exhibition a draw. partner enters the ring. No more than two (2) and exchanges. wrestlers are permitted in the ring at the same (4) When any part of the contestant’s body is time during the exhibition. When a fall occurs, (6) Before the start of an exhibition, an touching the ropes or is outside the ropes or if, team partners may relieve each other. If a inspector must check all contestants, pro- in the judgment of the referee,the contestant is wrestlerisunabletocontinue, thepartnermust moters, matchmakers, announcers, seconds, no longer able to properly protect him/herself, carry on alone.Timeout must betaken after an timekeepers, referees and physicians for the referee shall call time and the contestants injury to permit the injured contestant to be licenses issued by the office. Any of those at once shall release any holds and return to removedfrom the ring. If neither team has won personswithout a current license issuedby the the center of the ring in standing position and two (2) falls at the expiration of the time limit, office shall not participate in the exhibition. resumethe exhibition, the team having one (1) fall to its credit is to be declaredthe winner. If no falls are scored,the (5) Should a contestant fall or be pitched or exhibition shall be declareda draw. It shall be (7) An inspector must be present in the accidentally thrown outside the ring, the a foul for a contestant, while waiting his/her dressing rooms at the designated time for contestant shall be allowed twenty (20) turn, to releasehold on the corner rope for any weighing in contestantsand inspecting all secondsby the refereeto return to the center of reason until officially tagged by his/her 4, _, equipment. the ring and resume the exhibition. If the partner or called by the referee.After one (1) UlSSOURl (12/30/94) CODEOFSTATEREGUIATIONS 3 Secrctllyofstate 4CSR40-5-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Division 40-Office of Athletics warning of infractions, the referee shall (4) Contestants shall only fight contestantsin they will box must be announced at the disqualify the offender. In all other instances their own weight categoryunless permission is ringside. In case of a substitution in an therulesgoverningwrestlingexhibitions shall granted by the office. Following is the schedule exhibition, the substitute contestant shall be prevail, of weight classification: subject to the same examination as other (A) Flyweights 108-111 lbs.; contestants and must be approved by the (11) Any wrestler applying for a license or (B) Bantamweights 112-118 lbs.; physician and office or inspector. Contestants annual renewal first must be examined by a (C!) Feathenveighta 119-126 lbs.; failing to appear at the appointed place and at physician licensed under Chapter 334, RSMo (D) Jr. Lightweights 127-130 lbs.; the speciiied time to be examined and weighed, to establish physical fitness. The office may (E) Lightweights 131-135 lbs.; or who leave the area before weigh-ins or order the examination of any wrestler at any (F) Jr. Welterweights 136-140 lbs.; physicals are completedwithout permission of time to determine whether the wrestler is fit (G) Welterweights 141-147 ibs.; the office or inspector, may be subjectto license and qualified to engagein further exhibitions. (H) Jr. Middleweights 148-154 lbs.; suspension or discipline as the office may (I) Middleweights 155-160 lbs.; determine. No contestant’s license shall be (12) The referee shall decide all questions (J) Super Middleweights 161-168 lbs.; issued to any applicant whose visual acuity is arising out of an exhibition not specifically (K) Light Heavyweights 169-175 lbs.; 20000 or less in one (1)eye. No license shall be covered by these rules. In all other respects, ,JJ Cruiserwaghts 176-190 lbs.; issued to any contestant who has suffered wrestling shall be subjectto theserules and the cerebral hemorrhageor any other head injury. (M) Heavyweights over 190Ibs.; referee’s decision can be overruled by the (6) If a contestant claims to be injured during office. the exhibition, the referee may stop the (5) Boxing Contestants. exhibition and request the physician to make (13) The office may require a drug test if (A) For the purpose of engaging in profes- an examination. If the physician decidesthat sional boxing exhibitions, a professional is deemednecessary by the inspector.